Dr. Nicole F. Roberts
Dr. Nicole F. Roberts is a Doctor of Public Health and neuroscience scholar advancing global health equity at the crossroads of healthcare, human rights, and behavioral science. She is the founder of Health & Human Rights Strategies in Washington, D.C., and host of The Global Good Podcast. An award-winning author of Generosity Wins, Roberts has […]
Daniela Raik
Paula Pohja-Hutchison
Paula has over 20 years of experience in working in health policy and government affairs. In her current role she leads AstraZeneca’s Global Health Equity team. Previously she headed AstraZeneca’s BioPharma policy and advocacy team and led work on AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine roll-out with COVAX to support equitable access to COVID-19 vaccinations. Prior to AstraZeneca […]
Renata Piazzon
Renata is the Director-General of the Arapyaú Institute, co-facilitator of the Brazil Climate, Forests, and Agriculture Coalition, and a member of the Council for Sustainable Economic and Social Development of Brazil’s Presidency. A lawyer by training, she co-founded the initiative Uma Concertação pela Amazônia and serves as an advisor to GIFE. She holds a master’s […]
H.E. Yamandú Orsi
His father was a farmworker and his mother a seamstress. They later became merchants, owning a store where Orsi worked serving customers from a very young age. He was also a folklore dancer. He is a History Professor, a graduate of the Artigas Teachers’ Institute (IPA). He worked as a teacher and adjunct professor at […]
Michael Nyenhuis
Michael J. Nyenhuis is the President and CEO of UNICEF USA, bringing in over 25 years of global humanitarian and development experience, fundraising acumen and proven results to this role. Before joining UNICEF USA, Nyenhuis was the president and CEO of Americares, a position he held since 2014. Nyenhuis was CEO of the global nonprofit […]
Kristina Murrin
She started her career in the corporate world with P&G then went on to help build the world’s largest independent innovation consultancy – What If. She was then head hunted to transfer her innovation skills to the public sector, working in the UK Prime Ministers Delivery Unit under Tony Blair and as Director for Policy […]
Dr. David Napier
David Napier is Professor of Medical Anthropology at University College London and Director of its Science, Medicine, and Society Network. He has authored several books and articles on resilience, vulnerability, and health agency, and co-authored three Lancet commissions (Climate Change and Health, Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine, and Culture and Health, this last for which […]
Gitanas Nausėda
President Gitanas Nausėda was born on May 19, 1964, in Klaipėda. In 1987, he received a bachelor’s degree in economics and continued his studies in the master’s program. In 1993, he became Doctor of Economic Sciences. From 1990 to 1992, he studied at the University of Mannheim in Germany under prestigious DAAD scholarship. Before he […]
Nigina Muntean
Dr. Muntean leads the innovation portfolio, focusing on innovations equalizing opportunities for women and girls. She is also tasked with driving and helping to implement institutional transformation and change initiatives to enhance corporate performance and efficiency, ensuring coherence with organizational priorities, Strategic Plans, UN Reform and 2.0, and emerging trends. She led the creation of […]
The Hon. Chris Murphy
Chris Murphy is a United States Senator from Connecticut. He serves on the Foreign Relations Committee, the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, and the Appropriations Committee. Prior to the Senate, Murphy served for three terms in the U.S. House representing the state’s fifth congressional district. Senator Murphy has been a strong voice in the […]